Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: republic, china, people, support, policy, project
Number of Pages: 452
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 9715614566
ISBN-13: 9789715614566

Developed to find solutions to the widening gap in prosperity between eastern China and the country’s western provinces, this report examines the land degradation, desertification, and erosion problems that face the western region. Also noted is the dearth of health and education facilities as well as the lack of a 21st-century infrastructure. In concluding, the report points out opportunities for increased employment and summarizes potential policy directions and recommendations.

Author:
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: rural, development, agriculture, vision, strategic, indonesia
Published: 2007-06
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 9715616208
ISBN-13: 9789715616201

Author: Jak Jabes
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: improving, governance, poverty, alleviating, public, administration, role
Number of Pages: 706
Published: 2006-01
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 9715615953
ISBN-13: 9789715615952

Author: Karin Schelzig
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: access, assets, income, philippines, poverty
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2005-01
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 9715615635
ISBN-13: 9789715615631

There seems to be no ebb to the rising number of poor people in the Philippines. And despite growth in gross domestic product, family incomes are falling. As a country poverty analysis (CPA), this publication examines official income poverty statistics and trends in the Philippines, albeit through a multidimensional and less technical approach. It explores questions of access by the poor to five important assets (human, physical, natural, social, and financial). It identifies and discusses key structural constraints to poverty reduction in the Philippines (macroeconomic problems, employment is

Authors:C. Wescott, J. Brinkerhoff,
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: resources, overseas, professionals, harnessing, gains, migration, drains, converting
Number of Pages: 153
Published: 2006-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 9715616143
ISBN-13: 9789715616140

Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: asia, inequality, indicators, key
Number of Pages: 469
Published: 2007-08
List price: $72.00
ISBN-10: 9715616240
ISBN-13: 9789715616249

The Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2007 is the 38th edition of Key Indicator, the flagship economics statistical data book series of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This 2007 edition homes in on inequality in Asia. It has 38 regional tables that compare indicators of the Millennium Development Goals and other key statistics across the 44 developing member countries (DMCs) of ADB and 45 country tables, each with data on social, economic, and financial statistics spanning an 8-year timeline.

Author: Yun-Hwan Kim
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Keywords: markets, bond, finance, government, local
Number of Pages: 566
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 9715615015
ISBN-13: 9789715615013

This collection of papers grew from a research study that indicated the need for public and private sector diversification in the wake of the most recent Asian financial crisis. In particular, the domestic capital market is emphasized as a fertile source of investment that has not been successfully utilized for development financing. The importance of domestic bond markets is stressed as one of the instruments that could help put resources to more productive use and become a viable alternative source of financing for development projects. Crucial information for mobilizing long-term private so